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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
Ochiitree's Held on Grant,

~ had the honor Of knowing Gen.
Grant and Gen. Arthur intimately for
many years, but in all hat time / never
addressed either n by his first name.
I was as formal and respectful in adj
dressing them in the end as I was in the
beginning, and my relations with both
men grew to be intimate and 'confiden.
tial. l have heard men say, ! wonder
how Ochiltree retains his hold on Grant
He must tell him a great many stories.
Yes, I did tell Gen. Grant q great many
stories and anecdotes, but ] never told
him an off color story In my life,
Grants presence was as REFRESHING x
that class Of stories as q woman's. HI
v forgave a man who attempted Il
tell him an equivocal story."-New Yorl
World Interview.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14

81 remember" said an old physician
Of Baltimore, lately, 'that I travelled In
1888 in q stage coach across the Allegheny
mountains, from Cumberland to the Ohio
river. In the coach were two friends,
young men and lawyers, who were going
out to settle In western Pennsylvania
"We became well acquainted in the
long, leisurely journey. Both Of my fell
low travellers were men of ability and
culture; both had good breeding and
kindly disposition. But their tempera-
ments were widely different.
&c never joked. and rarely smiled.
II a laughable story was told he listened
silently, thought over it an hour, and then
began to argue against is probability. II
the morning wal cloudy he was sure Of q
storm before night; IL the harness broke
he was positive VIZ would be detained all
day; if the coachman drove fast he knew
the mar was drunk, and that our necks
would be broken.
"M-, on the contrary, was q merry,
light hearted fellow, full Of anecdote and
quick repartee. The weather was always
delightful for him, the meals delicious,
his companions the finest company in the
world. He saw every point in the land
scape, every fine outline in the trees or
tint in the fields. He was like q bee,
gathering a drop Of honey here, another
there. His comrade never knew that
there was honey to gather. When they
left us, ] said, There goes one mar to
success. the other to defeat
~ visited lately the city in which they
settled, and asked their history, being
anxious to know whether my prophecy
had been correct. NJ is still living,
a leading jurist, a man of great and
benignant influence. C was dead.
Worried himself into the grave said an
old man who remembered him.
Vouth'a Cnmpaninn
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
LIBERIA AND ITS CLIMATE


Native Doctors and Their Methoda
Work In the Fields.
Once the difficulties Of climate have
been surmounted, life in Liberia can be
made very agreeable. Natives Of other
countries coming here, whether black or
white, have TO make q stand up tight
against the malaria, and once con-
querors, If they will, may maintain
tolerably good health. Eighteen months
passed before l became affected. Then I
suffered from indigestion, followed by
fainting fits and extreme lassitude. A
treatment based on homeopathy and n.y.
dropathy brought me out all right. I
took plenty of exercise and had full
length tepid baths.
Ny husband was Frustrated by the
fever fourteen months after arrival, and
he continued TO suffer for about eighteen
months. He was then persuaded to try
Q native doctor, and after six weeks
steady adherence 10 her advice became
well. The prescription included infusion
of fever leaf, pain leaf, Christmas bush.
plantain leaf and cossie and herb baths.
The doctor was a woman Of keen intelli-
gence. about 60 years of age. Although
possessing a thorough knowledge of the
medicinal plants Of the country, she was
exceedingly modest, and desired that we
should not expect too much from her
skill. Indeed, it is only right to say that
modesty and fairness are characteristics
of native doctors rs a whole. Many Of
them show a willingness TO treat patients
on the principle of no cure no pay.
Once l wa laid up with severe infiam-
nation Of the eyes. Another native doc
tor, a man, was called in. He took q
piece of water vine, cut it in the center,
and let the sap flow into the eyes. II
cured them in a few days. All manner
Of diseases are treated in this simple way,
and cures effected in q comparatively
short space Of time. There is a constant
danger in Liberia from vegetable poison
ing, and but for the knowledge Of anti
dotes possessed by native doctors, the loss
of life would be great. The symptoms
vary considerably. Some produce SWELL
ing like dropsy, and others instant death.
There is kind Of vegetable poison, which,
II applied externally, u local paral-
ysis.
To guard against the malaria, the first
story windows of the houses are kept
tightly closed every morning until the sun
has done his work of sanitation. II takes
about two hours to make things safe out
Of doors. During that time the steam
- A..
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
Death Rate of Infants.

According to Quetelet, there die during
the first month after birth four times as
many children as during the second
month, and almost as many as during the
two years that follow the first year, al
though eve then the mortality is high.
The tables Of mortality prove. in fact,
that one-tenth Of the children born die
before the first month Of life has been
completed Boston Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
OIL
FOR POULTRY AND SWINE.

Mr.. J. NJ. Mccain, Bridgeport, W. Va,
the iirst TO discover the virtues Of st. Jacobs
OIL for chicken cholera, says "A bread
pill. saturated with 81. Jacobs Oil, was
forced down the throat Of the fowl, and
within half an hour IL was well as ever"
"Mixed with dough" he says, sand fed TO
turkeys, chickens and other poultry suffer-
ing from this hitherto incurable disease.
all that are able TO swallow will be restored
10 perfect health and II the saturated pills
are forced down the threats Of those that
cannot swallow, they will flap their wings
and crow In your face"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
CAN the red man be civilized? An

CAN the red man be civilized? An
affirmative answe. to this question
seems 10 be given In an article entitled
"Metlakahtla, by Y. ID. White, which
Will be published In the July pumber
Of the American magazine. A tribe Of
brutal ssvages, the worst Indians on
the Pacific coast, has been trans
formed. according 10 this account, TO
m orderly. industrious and thrifty
s,mmunity.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
nnmage to the Cahlea.

The submarine cables In southern
waters are greatly damaged by the raw.
ages Of the teredine, an insect which
abounds In those localities, which seeks
Its nouriahment out Of the gutta percha
which lines the cable.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14

MONN Of the good things of TIL.
WNNSsS life are s%orrowfully le'
alone on account Of Dyspepsia. Acker!
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia
Indigestion and Constipation; sold OF
positive guarantee at 25 and so cents. o;
John Wright. Druggist.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14

81. Jacobs OH Is an absolute cure for all
bodily pains for which an external remedy
may be applied. II Is sold by Druggists
and Dealers throughout the world. pice
my cents per bottle. The Charles A. Vo-
eeler Co., Baltimore. Nd
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
Chicken Cholera.

Rev. 7. 3. Brooke, pastor Central Presby-
terrain Church, Clarksburg, W. Va, says.
al saturated a piece Of bread size of nv
thumb with 81. Jacobs Oil, and forced Il
down the throat. Chickens were in the
last stage. mixed IL with meal, and gave
them nothing else. They ate. In a weeks
time all were well"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
Chicken Cholera.

Terre Haute. Champaign Co, Ohio.
] received about ten days ago FIVE very
fine Polish chickens. A few days ago /
noticed that " Of them had something
like the roup. and their threats seemed 70
be nearly stopped up and made wheeling
sound at each respiration. One Of them
was not able TO walk, or even stand on It's
feet. took a small piece OF bread, say
about half an inch square, and saturated
II with 81. Jacobs oil, aud fed Il TO them,
once in the morning aud again in the eve.
ming. The next morning when | went u
70 look at them ! could not tell which OF
the five chickens had been sick.
CHAR 4 POWELL. p NJ
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-14
cHAs. F. POWELL. p. N.
hog Cholera.


Cherry Camp, West Va.
81. Jacobs OIL Is the best remedy known
10 me for Hog Cholera. II may be given
them In milk-say a t~easpoonful 20 each
animal twice a day. ! think that anyone
trying It will find Il beneficial
Il. N. ROBINSON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

mail is one no gentleman can afford to
pass over, and no appeal to the people OF
jackson vile or the State or the Union
constitutes an answer to the following
words of Gen. Bentley:
For upwards of two years the Times
Union has besieged US for job printing.
Two years ago last November application
was made to Mr.. Moran for our patron
age, and because he didn't respond in a
satisfactory manner. he was threatened
with the influence" of the paper. To
this he replied with some spirit, that
having been local editor of one country
paper and manager of another doth
daily he thought he could fairly estimate
the influence" factor. This angered
Mr.. Jones, the business manager OF the
paper, and he appealed to me. We had
some correspondence and later a meet
ing, at which the job printing and ''in-
fiuence" questions were discussed. The
result was that we gave the office more
work.
Some months later a nice job of work
was turned out for us by DaCOsta. This
brought another complaining letter, and
another meeting at which the "infiu-
ence" matter was wOi ked for all 1t was
worth, and 1 am ashamed to add, that
for the sake of peace, / gave an order to
have no more Job work given to other
offices without first submitting it to me,
and / so advised Mr.. Jones by letter, Oc-
tober 1st, 1885.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
Zulus in Central Africa.

When the missionaries began their work on
the shores of Lake Nyassa, 1000 miles from
Zululand, they were surprised to find great
uibe on the west side and around the north
ern end OF the lake who wore the dress and
used the weapons II the Zulus. They spoke
a dialect of the Zulu language, ard some of
their children after Attending school could
understand many things which they read in
Zulu books. This tribe, IN fact, are Zulus,
who very long ago are supposed to have
crossed the mountains of south Africa and
made new homes near the central African
lake.
Another still greater tribe, the Matebeles,
who live south Of the Zambesi, are also emf
grants from Zululand, and since England
broke Cetywayos power they have been far
stronger than their kinsfolk, from whom they
went forth early i'm this century. The Zulus,
therefore, can he cited IS conspicuous ex-
ample Of those African tribes who have
shown themselves capable Of sending out
strong bodies of colonists to drive away or
enslave other tribes, AMI permanently occupy
desirable lands that are hundreds of miles
from their old homes.-New York Sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

New York Sun: The Rev. Heber
Newton expressed the opinion last Sum
day that woman is inevitably des-
tined ere long to receive the franchise
through successive stages"
Already women are allowed a partial
exercise of the franchise in several
States. and an increasing number of
them are holding public office. They
may vote for school officers. and, if they
can do that, why not grant them the
full suffrage?
The answer is that very few of them
express any desire for the privilege OF
show any interest whatever in the ques-
ton discussed by the Rev. heber New
ton, last Sunday. More than that,
where women have the opportunity OF
voting for school officers they seem, for
the most part, to prize it 90 lightly that
they cannot be induced to 60 to the
polls. II they do not care for 80 much
Of the suffrage as they already have. ii
is hardly reasonable to expect men TO
give them more.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
BIaCknail.

G. w. Bentley, General Manager of
the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West
Railway, charges C. III. Jones, editor of
the Times Union, plainly and specifically
with levying blackmail, and publishes
the charge over his own signature in the
Jacksonville Morning Nears. We have
heard similar charges before, and the
Times Union 10 now prosecuting the
Morning Ne,rs for libel in parallel case.
Gen. Bentley is well known in this COM
munity, ana Mr.. Jones cannot evade the
charge as made. The charge of black
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

An aged truckman bent under the weight
of big roll of carpet. His bale hook fell
from his hand and bounded into the gutter
out of reach. Twenty lille clerks AMI sales
men saw the old man preslicanent and smiled
at his look of bewilderment Not VEN
tured to help him. A fashionably dressed
young woman came along, took i'm the situa-
ton at a glance, and, without looking to the
right or left, stepped into the gutter. picked
up the hook in her dainty, gloved fingers. and
handed it to the man with pleasant smile.
The idlers looked at each other and at the
fair young woman The old truckman, in a
violent effort to express his thanks politely,
lost his hat 1t rolled into the gutter where
the hook had been This was almost too much
for any woman, young or past young, but
this New York girl was equal to the occasion.
Into the gutter she tripped again and got the
soiled hat. When she handed il TO the truck
man a happy smile was seen to play about
her lips
God bless we, miss, the old man said, As
the fair maiden turned her back on the oilers
and went ON her way.-New York Tribune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
just So.

With an elegance which indicates
the literary culture that he did not i'm
bibe while working as a job writer for a
New York publishing concern, the editor
of the Times Union terms papers which
do not receive the associated press dis
patches 'bob-tail dailies." The penny-a-
liner of then, and the arrogant dispatch
monopolist Of now, realizes phases of an
adventurer's career-for in his obscure
past he was not desplsed only because he
was unknown, while in the bloated con-
sequence of his present he is despised
because he is known. He may yet learn
alesson from q dob tall that will touch
him where his heart lies--in his pocket.
-F2oridian.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

but middIe-aged. single and in double
harness, will soon harness Themselves
into committees and angles To inaugu-
rate the winters amusement campaign.
So look out for rainbow parties, the Ker-
mess rather, generally speaking . mess
in its way, and ETC.. which the feminine
ingenuity is so fertile in working up.
People here are beginning only At
present to ship their oranges. But the
outlook, from extent of crop and prices,
so far is good The Messrs. Miller, on
Lake Crescent, will have not much less
than three-fourths of their last year
CROP.
Mr.. Frior has Just commenced pick
ing his fruit. So with Mr.. Halliday, and
others who make Como their shipping
point. A. ii. X.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

The Leesburg Commercial urges the
appointment Of Hon. VIM. A. Hooker to
the seat soon to be vacated by the expi-
ration of Judge Kings term. We won
der if this also is offensive to Cur es-
teemed contemporary. the Palatka Her.
aid, and if not, why the candidacy Of
MIR. Taylor is more "mean and con-
temptible" than that Of Mr.. Hooker? If
the Commercial has offended the Herald,
will the latter state on what grounds Of
Tense is taken? Has the Commercial at
tempted to displace" Judge King?
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
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TemneraaCe WHISKY,

1t has been often urged that we drank
whisky because we couldn't help it, and
with no preconceived intention to get
drunk. If that is so, a scientist in New
York will soon be ready to sell brand
of whisky warranted harmless as tea and
well calculated for the use of the tenn
perance people. The only trouble with
the new beverage is that people will not
drink it, the saloons will not sell it, and
the scientist who discovered "temper-
ance whisky" has failed to materialize on
his profits. We are told that the "ether
in the alcohol" intoxicates, that this is
now expelled, and that all the "nutri-
tious elements" are still preserved. But
we don't drink because we are hungry,
and we can't prefer whisky to beef. steak
unless there is some glory in the ex-
change. The two things are quite diff
ferent, and if we annihilate the differ
ence there is no excuse for the presence
of whisky on this mundane sphere-the
spirit has departed and the body may as
we'll be buried.
The scientist may as well accept the
situation and quit the manufacture of
his temperance whisky. Let the drunk
ard also quit the plea that he drinks be-
cause he can't help himself. If he is
drunk on the real article let him not
plead the baby act, but accept the sitna-
ton and pay for his spree-he should
have taken the - harmless" kind had his
appetite and not his cussedness" led
him astray. When he fills up on the stuff
and commits murder or rape, we want
no pity nor sentimental compassion
wasted on him. He is responsible and
not the whisky, or he would have taken
the other article. SO much good our
scientist has done at any rate, and if his
discovery is not convertible into cash, it
may point a moral for our States At
torneys.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
The nt<otrx of Politics.

want n say b each an cherry one Of you
dat de big ory u pollyticks am de disgrace Of
the present generashun. A party must hev
monumental cheek to argy dat it includes all
de- honest men in its ranks, 4 man must he
ketle less dan fool who reasons dat his way
OF thinkin' must guile all his friends. An
yit, dat am de prevailin' idea OF today, an
good men am being slandered an lied about
an dragged frew de mire simply heksss dey
differ wild US whether de- gov'lnent should
pull on its right or its left bate Rrst.-Detroia
Free Press
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02
THE DAILY NEWS.

The DAILY NEWS is published every morn
Ing, except Monday, and delivered by carriers
ia the city or mailed postage free, for 50 cents
Z month, 81 10 for three month";, $3.50 for six
months, or s. per annum.
THE WEEKLY NEWS is an SPACE 6S-column
paper published every Friday, containing
all the news OF the week, local and general IL
= the largest and handsOmest weekly paper
published in Florida, and will be mailed post
age free for 81 year, or 81 cents Tor SIX
months. Specimen eot.ies free to any address.
Local advertiseme.-s- - cents per line FOR
nr st insertion and 10 cents per line for each adj
diCional insertion. Special notices 10 cents per
line. Reduced rates on continued advertise
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements due at
the expiration of the tims for which they are
deserted.
All reInittances should be made by express.
money order repisfr rcd letter
Address, THE. NEWS,
HALALK n. LOhiDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

The opinion of Attorney General Coop
er on the liquor question will be tested
in court during the present month, and
not until the matter is decided will the
differing opinions be reconciled. Many
prominent lawyers throughout the State
differ with the Attorney General, and
the liquor men will proceed at once to
the legal satisfaction of the doubt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

Jake Sharp says he is detested by
every body. lie has a big scrap book full
of comments on mis- conduct, and carica-
lures and invectives applied to himself.
His ruin is well deserved and his punish
ment has begun. He will pass through
life under load Of contempt and leave
his name in the piIlory of history. Who
would buy his money at such q price?
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02

HHgisTERED Ar THE PALArKA POsr OSriCB
Al SECoND-CLAss MAIL MArrER-
PALATKA, FLA, JAN. 2. 1857.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-03-03
Night Time 1r Cairo.

And so to bed at the unwonted hour Of 10, under the fatal illusion that the amount of fresh air we have imbibed will induce quick sleep.
 After an hour or two of undiSturbed meditation, however, we are startled 10 discover huge rat Investigating our pillow. The chase affords five minutes diversion; but he makes good his es- cape through the window, as if he knew the way well, and disappears. Ten minutes later he reappears at another window, and, on being dislodged, shows LID again at third. The mystery is explained by our discovering small cornice running round the house, which is evidently q rats highway. After another hour or so spent in fruitless endeavors to get rid of the creature, we place a piece of cake on the window sill at his disposal, and he probably eats himself into a state of peace.
 At in the morning We are awakened by enc of the officers, who insists on our going down for a swim in the sulphur tank For the moderate charge of one plaster we are provided with towels and wooden shed to undress in.
 The tank is open to the air, and Q few Bedouins sitting under the trees which line its edge devote themselves to watching our gamhols. The water is cool and deep, and the swim is delicious, notwithstanding the suggestive perfume, which strikes one unpleasantly at first.
 Back again to nice little breakfast of coffee, new-laid eggs, fresh ralls and strawberry jam, and then another days lazinesS. .-l Sat rday Review,
The St. Johns herald., 1887-03-03
The Presidents Cane.

Alaska has sent to Washington cane for President Cleveland.
 It was made by Dick, the native police man of Sitka, and is of yellow cedar, skillfully carved. The carving repre- sents the history of the bear family, that animal being the totem" of the Kahtwa- tons, the most numerous of the two Indian families that constitute the population of Sitka village.
 It is finished with a ferule of Alaska gold.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-03-03
Unlucky House.

There is a house in Barnett which is remarkably unlucky. It was built in 1876, and five or six families have since moved into and out of 1t. Not family has occupied the house 8 year without the death of one of its members, and it is said that all of these were taken sick suddenly Atlanta Consultation.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-03-03
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END IN YOUR sUBscRIPrIoSo NEloHBoKs
 LIKEWISE.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-03-03

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17
His Little Birdie.


at amt everybody I'd trust my little gal to-
said old farmer Skinner to the love-lorn young
granger who had become enamoreo with Miss
Sallie Skinner, and wished to carry her from
the loving care and shelter of the hone-nest
The little gal" who was 5 feet IL inches tall in
her bare feet las she was at that moment) hid
her happy, olushiIg face on the dear fond old
fathers shoulder. and wept happy tears he
said to tic deeply moved lover: ''You must take
gocd kser OF my wee birding Jack. Rcollect
she's been raised kind O. tender like. Two acres
day is all ever asked her to plow. and an
acre of corn day is all she's used to hoeing.
She kin do light work, such maxim rail fences
and digging post-holes, and burning brush, and
you mustn't ask too much of her. It's hard work
for her old dad to give his little sunshine up.
He'll have to split his own cord wood and dig his
OWE taters now. But go. birdie. and be happy.